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PORTABLE BOTTLE WASHER Filed Aug. 23, 1927 VENToR M ax d? rrw d BY 2%.rndt

Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

.UNITED STATES MAX ARNOLD AND THEODOR ARNDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE BOTTLE WASHER.

Application filed August 23, 1927. Serial No. 214,844.

This invention relates to a new and useful device in the nature of aportable bottle washer, especially adapted for use in the home in asmuch as our improved device may be readily attached or detached to awater faucet.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved portable bottlewasher of novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter morefully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a device of the classmentioned. Y

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical transverse central sectional viewthereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of Fig. 2, showingthe valve in an open position, as same would appear when in use.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical transverse central fragmentary sectionalview of Fig. 1.

As here embodied our improved device comprises a base member 10, orsupport of any desired shape, provided with a central lug element- 11,extended vertically upwardly therefrom. The tubular member 12 isthreadedly attached to the lug element 11,

and extends horizontally therefrom. The

flexible member 13, preferably a piece of rubber hose, is adapted toslidably engage the tubular member 12 and is secured thereto by means ofthe usual clamp 14 and the bolt 15, adapted to close the said clamp 14.A clamp 16 engages over the free extremity of the hose 13 and is adaptedto slidably engage securely over the spout, or outlet piece of the usualfaucet 18, such as ordinarily used in houses for the purpose ofsupplying running water in kitchen sinks, and the like. The latterdescribed construction is such as will permit my improved device to beeasily and readily attached or detached by means of a thumb screw 17.

The tubular member 19 is threadedly attached at its lower extremity tothe lug element 11 and extends upwardly therefrom. The cap 20 isthreadedly attached to the upper extremity of the tubular member 19 andis provided with a frustum conical shaped upper portion 21 having formedtherein a plurality of apertures 22 inclined angularly upwardly. The cap20 is provided with a central aperture 23 adapted to slidably receivethe rod 24 which extends downwardly therefrom inside the tubular member19. The valve 25 a cylindrical member, preferably of rubber, is securedto the lower extremity of the rod 24 by means of the washers 26 and 27positioned directly above and below the said valve 25. The valve 25 isprovided with a tapered outer upper edge 28 normally held in engagementwith the tapered lower end of the tubular member 19 by the expansionspring 29, positioned directly below the said valve 25. The rod 24 isextended upwardl7 somewhat beyond the cap 20 and has secured at itsupper extremity a knob 30, preferably of rubber, or any similar softmaterial.

The above described construction is such as will permit the valve 25 tobe opened, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 when a bottle or the like, isplaced over the rod 24 which extends inside the said bottle, the saidknob 3() engaging or striking the inner bottom of the said bottle, thesaid bottle forcing the rod 24 downwardly.

A pair of tubular members 32 and 33 are threadedly attached at theirlower extremities -to the elbow members 34 and 35, respectively, andextended vertically upwardly therefrom. The elbow members 34 and 3.5 arethreadedly attached to the above mentioned lug element 11. Rods 36 and37, similar to the above mentioned rod 24 are slidably mounted in thesaid tubular members 32 and 33.

The plungers 38 are slidably mounted, horizontally, `in the elbowmembers 34 and 3 5, and are providedwith tapered extremities 39,normally held in engagement with the said valves 25, by means of theexpansion springs 40, positioned intermediate the lug element 11, andthe caps 41 secured to the outer extremities of the plungers 38.Suitable packing nuts 42 are threadedly attached to the lug elements 43of the elbow members 34 and 35, as the usual means of holding thepacking 44 in place adjacent to the plungers 38, so as to prevent theleakage of water. The bell cranks 45 are pivotally mountedintermediately thereof, as at 46, by a pin or the like, carried in thebrackets 47, attached, as at 47, by bolts, screws, studs or the like tothe lug element 11. The bell crank 45 has formed therein an elongatedaperture 49 adapted to be slidably engaged by the pin 50 secured to andextended from the plungers 38. The arm 51 is pivotally attached as at52, by a pin or the like, to the free extremity of the bell crank 45,and is provided with a notched free extremity 53 adapted to engage thebrackets lL-7, as designated bythe reference numeral 5e', so as tosecurely hold the plungers 38 in aY disengagged position with the valves25 which are positioned in the elboW inenibers 34 and 85, so as topermit the rods, 3G and 37 to 'function as above set fort-h andcescribed, as referred to the said rod 24. lt inay be readily seen thatplunger 38 inay be set to lock valve 25 in closed position, or in openposition when engaged on top ol the valve, or to allow tree 4operationof the valve.

Having` thus described our invention, what We claiin as new and desireto protect by Letters Fatent or the United States is as follows:

l. ln a device or" the class described., a static-nary element, tubularconnections including` spring operated valve, a plunger slidablyarranged in one oi' the tubular connections, a spring;` for normallyurging the plunger to latch the valve in open or closed position, a pinsecured to and extended 'troni the plunger, a bell-crank pivotallysupported intermediate of its ends on the said stationary elenient, oneend therec'l1 being formed with an elongated aperture enga-ged by thepin, and an arni pivotally attached to the other end oi'i thebell-crank, and having` a notched free extremity adapted to engage thestationary element ior holding the plunger free troni the valve.

2. ln a device of the class described, a stationary element, tubularconnections in- @hiding a spring operated valve, a plunger slidablyarranged in one of the tubular connections, a ineans for normally urgingthe plunger to latch the valve in open or closed position, a pin securedto and extended Jrroin the plunger, a bell-crank pivotally supportedintermediate of its ends on the said stationary eleinent, one endthereof beingw lionied with an elongated aperture engaged by the pin,and an arin pivotally attached to the other end of the bell-crank, andhaving a notched free extremity adapted to engage the stationary elementfor holding the plunger free troni the valve.

3. In a device et the class described, a stationary element, tubularconnections including` a spring operated valve, a plunger slideblyarranged in one et the tubular connectiens, a spring lor normally urgingplunger to latch the valve in open or closed bell-crank pivotallysupported in- Junon, a erniediate ot its ends on the sard stationarylement, one end the-reel being connected to arni pivotally attached tothe other end of the bell crank, and having a notched free extremityadapted to engage the stationary element ror holding the plunger freeroin the valve.

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